Domestic Violence Final

If domestic violence is present in the home, the risk that children will be abused or neglected is ____ times higher than the national average.

15

According to chapter 1, what percentage of female homicide victims are killed by an intimate partner?

33%

According to the chapter, what percentage of domestic violence victims are women?

85%

How does law enforcement usually discover domestic violence incidents as they are occurring?

911 calls

Abuse

Acts of domestic violence

Guilt

Apologizing and promising not to repeat the abuse

__________ is described as a female who has been the victim of two cycles of violent behavior from an abuser and may experience feelings of blame, fault and fear.

Battered woman syndrome

Which is NOT one of the reasons listed as to why immigrants in the U.S. do not report domestic violence?

Beliefs that police are corrupt and cannot be trusted

_________ can occur in intimate partner relationships in the form of unwanted, harassing and/or threatening instant or text messages or social media posts.

Both of the choices listed

____________ occurs when in-laws consider the dowry to be inadequate and the husband or his family sets the wife on fire.

Bride-burning

________________ ruled, 7-2, that a city and its police department could not be sued under 42 U.S.C. §1983 for failing to enforce a restraining order, which could have potentially prevented the murders of a woman's three children by her estranged husband.

Castle Rock v. Gonzales (2005)

Back to normal

Engaging in behaviors such as buying gifts or going out to eat so that the relationship may seem great

___________ is a popular but derogatory term used in Bangladesh and other countries in the region to describe the public (and private) sexual harassment or molestation of women.

Eve teasing

"Intimate partner" relationships include adult siblings, elderly relatives, adult children and pets.

False

A mutual arrest occurs when the police determine that both parties committed DV-related crimes.

False

According to chapter 1, domestic violence affects only some cultures and certain socioeconomic demographics.

False

According to studies, the largest group of female batterers who engage in domestic violence do so for the same reasons as men, to gain power and control over their partners.

False

According to the chapter, all forms of elder abuse are considered domestic violence.

False

According to the chapter, domestic violence is narrowly defined as physical and sexual violence between intimate partners.

False

According to the domestic violence account featured in chapter 1 (June 2007 in Delavan, Wisconsin), Ambrosio Analco killed his three children, his estranged girlfriend, his estranged girlfriend's sister and the husband of his estranged girlfriend's sister.

False

According to the lecture, there is a mandatory report writing requirement for all domestic violence-related incidents in the State of Oregon, regardless of the incidents being criminal or noncriminal in nature.

False

According to the text, civil restraining orders can be granted as part of the terms of probation when a DV offender is sentenced.

False

According to the textbook, domestic violence advocacy strictly refers to providing direct services for domestic violence survivors.

False

After 1984, domestic violence programs have had to rely solely on charities and private contributions for funding.

False

Alcohol and drugs are a major cause of domestic abuse.

False

All 50 states, except Texas, have adopted stalking laws.

False

Because of ethical conflicts in forcing victims to testify and appear in court, victim advocates cannot work for prosecutors' offices.

False

Behaviors considered illegal forms of DV include sexual abuse, economic deprivation, denying freedom, isolation from friends and family, physical aggression, mental and emotional abuse and intimidation.

False

Currently, there are no existing international programs to address domestic violence in developing countries.

False

Domestic violence is only used as a legal term, which defines elements of certain crimes and their corresponding punishments.

False

During investigations of domestic violence incidents, police prefer to interview the parties together to get the most accurate information.

False

Female Genital Mutilation is a practice that only rarely occurs in the world today.

False

Female infanticide is an extinct practice in the world today.

False

Gender-based violence is a term limited in scope to intimate partner violence.

False

Restraining orders are powerful legal tools prohibiting contact between the petitioner and the respondent with research showing less than 20% violation rates within the first year of instatement.

False

Stalking behaviors exclusively occur in intimate partner relationships.

False

Street muggings are technically considered stalking because they typically involving following the targets before the crimes.

False

Substance abuse is considered a causal factor of domestic violence.

False

The Latin term familia has always had a positive connotation with its origins describing a group of people related to one another.

False

The crime of stalking and obtaining a stalking protective order are synonymous.

False

The only legal recourse for domestic violence victims is hope that the abuser will be arrested as part of police investigations.

False

The primary focus of victim advocated is batterer responsibility.

False

The terms family violence, domestic violence and intimate partner violence are synonymous terms with no differences or distinctions between them.

False

The vast majority of stalking cases involve strangers as opposed to current or former intimate partner relationships, which comprise very few cases.

False

There is only one type of protection order, ones that protect victims of intimate partner violence.

False

To obtain a restraining order, one must retain the services of a competent attorney.

False

Violence Against Women's Act funding is limited to only law enforcement and prosecution activities to reduce domestic violence.

False

Which is NOT a typical barrier to leaving an abusive relationship for victims?

Feeling empowered

________ is the act of aborting a fetus because it is female.

Female feticide

According to the textbook, women who believe they are at risk of __________ may seek asylum in the United States.

Female genital mutilation

_________ was a Victorian feminist who wrote "Wife Torture in England," linked economic power as a means of control and influenced the passage of the Matrimonial Causes Act of 1878.

Frances Power Cobbe

______________ is defined as violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or violence that affects women disproportionately

Gender-based violence

In some counties, including the U.S., being a rape victim or engaging in premarital intercourse as a female can lead to a/an ___________.

Honor Killing

__________ is described as a traditional practice in which men kill a female relative who is believed to have brought dishonor upon the family or community.

Honor killing

The following passage is from which legal code or court case? "In a number of cases men may be excused for the injuries they inflict on their wives, nor should they law intervene. Provided he neither kills nor maims her, it is legal for a man to beat his wife when she wrongs him."

Laws and Customs of Beavais

Rationalization

Making excuses for violent behavior

Male privilege, social exclusion, gender discrimination and sexual objectification are examples of ___________.

Misogyny

According to the chapter, which of the following is NOT considered verbal abuse?

Monitoring a partner's social media

Situational couple violence

Mutual, low-level violence (i.e. pushing or grabbing) perpetrated by both partners as a means of poor conflict management.

Who first sponsored the Day of Unity?

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

According to the lecture, is there actual historical basis tying the term "rule of thumb" to English Common Law that permitted wife beating?

No

Which former professional athlete faced prosecution for murder of his spouse and another person, bringing domestic violence to the national stage in the 1990s?

OJ Simpson

Separation-instigated violence

One or two violent episodes only - around time of separation

Which is NOT a service that domestic violence advocates provide?

Operate batterer treatment programs

Which state was the first to enact a mandatory arrest law for domestic violence?

Oregon

__________ is described as intense feelings of distress, fear and anxiety when reminded of domestic violence experience(s).

PTSD

_________ is a type of social organization that places the father as the supreme rules within the family, making the wife and children dependent on him by law and societal expectation.

Patriarchy

Which is NOT one of the contributing factors listed in the book for why batterers are abusive?

Poor anger management skills

Planning/fantasizing

Set up phase focusing on what the partner has done wrong and what the abuser can do to punish the victim

_________ was the humiliating English custom of parading a man through town on the back of a donkey for allowing his private life (e.g. male DV victimization) to become public knowledge.

Skimmington

Violent Resistance

The target of intimate terrorism uses violence in response to the coercive controlling violence

Which is NOT a reason given in the lecture on why we should care about domestic violence around the world and in other cultures?

There is a direct link between children exposed to domestic violence and later engagement in terrorism.

Which landmark case found that the victim had been denied equal protection under the law and changed the way police responded to DV calls?

Thurman v. City of Torrington (1985)

With which condition is this description associated? Based on power distribution and emotional bonding, the cycle of dependency and reduced self-esteem creates a strong, emotional bond for the victim once intermittent abuse is normalized.

Traumatic bonding

According to the chapter, domestic violence is considered a global issue.

True

Around the world, there are millions of victims of domestic violence each year.

True

Before the mid-1970s, domestic violence victims had few governmental resources available for assistance.

True

Being young, black, low-income, divorced or separated, a resident of rental housing, and a resident of an urban area have all been associated with higher rates of domestic violence victimization among women.

True

Domestic violence can have lasting effects on the lives of children, intimate partners and elders.

True

During the medieval period in Europe, men were encouraged by the church to be the moral guardians of women, legally permitting them to punish their wives with violence.

True

Financial exploitation can be a form of elder abuse.

True

Forced prostitution and child marriages are common in poverty-stricken families in some countries.

True

Juvenile detention centers, shelters and jails are filled with persons who have been affected by domestic violence.

True

Mandatory arrest laws require officers to make an arrest if they believe an assault related to domestic violence has occurred, even if the victim does not want the abuser to be arrested.

True

Mandatory reporting requirements for police can lead to a spike in reported DV-related statistics in the short-run. However, studies show that in the long-run, there is a reduction of actual DV incidents.

True

Police are cautious when entering the scene of domestic violence.

True

Teen dating violence has many of the same characteristics as domestic violence.

True

There are research-based, screening tools available to determine which DV offenders are most likely to recidivate and/or be at higher risk for committing a DV-related murder.

True

Until recent decades, marital rape was not considered a crime in most American states.

True

Violence against women has been accepted as normal practice for thousands of years.

True

When most hear the words domestic violence, the image of someone physically battered comes to mind, but technology is increasingly replacing fists as the weapon of choice in abusive relationships.

True

Who authored a report in the mid-1980s based on task force findings calling for more domestic violence victim assistance, prevention and awareness, education and training, research and reporting and legislative action?

United States Surgeon General

Which is NOT advice provided by the National Domestic Violence Hotline for helping someone in an abusive relationship?

Use "tough love" with the victim if they refuse to leave a DV relationship.

Characterological Violence

Using violence as a means of inducing fear and controlling the victim

According to the textbook, _________ are at the highest risk of intimate partner violence.

Women ages 20 - 24

According to the Minnesota Domestic Violence Experiment, ______________.

arresting abusers reduced their involvement in future domestic violence by 50%

According to the 2008 National Institute of Justice survey on domestic violence arrests, _____________.

none of the choices listed

The first day of October represents ______________.

the Day of Unity